Regulatory Manager / Economist

Regulatory Manager / Economist

Our clients, a very successful multi-national consulting firm, are looking for recruit an experienced Regulatory Consultant / Manager to join their growing team who work with clients cross the Energy, Water, Aviation and Telecoms sectors.

Successful applicants will work across a range of regulatory engagements across sectors such as energy, telecoms, water and aviation. We are proud to be a diverse and multi-disciplinary team working with clients across the island. We welcome fresh ideas and new areas of focus and encourage candidates to apply who feel they have new areas of economic expertise to bring to the team.

The Role:

• Communicate clearly and efficiently with the team
• Manage your time across multiple projects
• Deliver economic and regulatory analysis directly to clients
• Review international regulatory precedent such as previous price control determinations and summarise key developments
• Develop new business through proposals and managing client relationships
• Prepare and present clear reports to support analysis and solutions
• Train and mentor junior members of staff
• Contribute to the team strategy and direction
• Monitor project budgets
• Develop new and innovative solutions to client problems
• Develop links internally with other service lines and other offices globally
• Develop strategic relationships with public and private partners or clients
• Proactively manage own career path and development
• Demonstrate enthusiasm and willingness to learn

The Person:

Suitable applicants will have a passion for regulatory economics, and good attention to detail, with a relevant undergraduate degree in economics, politics, business, social sciences, engineering or related subject with sufficient economic content. Candidates should have 5+ years of relevant experience in regulatory economics or a similar role.

• A keen interest in the regulation of energy, water, telecoms, aviation or other sectors
• A solid understanding of the principles of regulatory economics, regulatory finance/accounting and/or econometrics
• Experience of applying economic theory to the development and evaluation of public and regulatory policy, particularly in our target sectors
• Experience of managing and delivering economics projects to a very high standard
• Experience of working in a high performing team, engaging with senior stakeholders and managing staff to deliver on time, whilst maintaining quality
• Strong analytical and written skills
• Strong personal and communications skills with evidence of working effectively in a team setting
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to explain complex technical issues to non-technical audience
• A keen interest in economic and political issues on the island of Ireland
• Experience identifying new areas of business development and innovative solutions to complex problem solving
• Strong leadership skills, willingness to learn and a positive attitude
• An ability to solve complex problems in a logical and structured manner
• Attention to detail, using data to support analysis
• A strong understanding of MS Office Platform, particularly Excel and PowerPoint
• Contributing pro-actively to building a positive team spirit
• Excellent time management skills

For more information please call Keith on 01 912 1892 or email keith@executiveedge.ie